il2 Sturmovick (GB).Typhoon, the Unsung Hero,& The pilots who flew in them.
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Published 2021-06-03
The Hawker Typhoon was pressed early into service during the war because it was the only aircraft at the time that could not only keep up with the new Fockle Wulf 190, but it could also catch it,From the Normandy landings into a three month period 666 Pilots ,56% of all Typhoon pilots lost their lives in action over France ,Holland,and Germany flying dangerous low level sorties,tank busting ,attacking goods trains and military targets,at that low level the flak would have been murderous,Typhoon pilots were mostly volunteres from other squadrons flying spits and hurricanes, There is no memorial to these brave men and women who flew and paid the untimate sacrafice, many of us think there should be.,the supreme commander in chief Dwight D Eisenhower, said the chief credit in smashing the enemy sprearhead must go to the rocket firing Typhoon of the second tactical air force, the result of the strafing was that the enemy attack was effectivley brought to a halt,and a threat was turned into a great victory. There will soon be a Typhoon taking to the skys again from the Typhoon preservation group, then may these brave men and womens endevors never be unsung and Hawker Typhoon MK1B , RB396 will be their flying memorial ,my thanks go out to them all. warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/hawker-typho… hawkertyphoon.com/
All Comments (21)
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Always a pleasure to see the Typhoon hard at work. The men who flew her deserve much praise for their guts and tenacity. Well done!!
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Thanks for no commentary!
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My late father in law told me of a time in France when he saw a typhoon blow the turret off a tiger tank, ha said there were ball bearings running down the street.
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One of my favourite planes of the war
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Thank You!
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your supporter thank u and God Bless you
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Your maneuvering could be much better if you use rudder. You like to climb and bank over to begin your runs, throw in rudder to bring your nose around. Happy hunting!!!
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Beautiful restoration. Thank you.
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Wondering if damaging the tracks ahead of the train would derail the lot; have not seen that damage modeling yet!!
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Brian keep it up and pour out over Joe Martin weapons during under the rings have good trip until wheels down
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What a classy plane innit?
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Have fun starting that awesome thing try the Tempest same plain with the Brit gay thing removed.
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2:45 ???
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This looks like the Hawker Typhoon. Sure u got the right plane here?
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Coming back in with unused ammunition?
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nice flying poor landing, need to flare - roll out smoothly & break smoother - overreacted with rudder as well! But it's not easy even if you know how 2 ;)
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Once again a Brit aircraft with munitions from the USA. If I'm not mistaken those are sidewinders under it's wings.
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I was expecting to see a Soviet WW2 aircraft. Lol.
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What brave women do you mean? There were no female combat pilots to my knowledge. Do you mean the women who ferried plans from factories to front line bases?
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Poor evasion tactics.
